Athiwat Paeng-nuea explained

Athiwat Paeng-nuea
Native Name:อธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ
Birth Date:20 October 2002
Birth Place:Sakon Nakhon, Thailand[1]
Disability Class:T54
Paralympics:2020

Athiwat Paeng-nuea (Thai: อธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ; born 20 October 2002) is a Paralympic athlete from Thailand who competes in category T54 sprint events. He represented Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event and a silver medal in the 400 metres event.[2]

Career

Athiwat represented Thailand at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. On 29 August 2021, he set the new Paralympic record in the 400 metres event in the heat round and got through to won his first silver medal at the Paralympics Games. Then, he won his first gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event.[3] [4] [5]

At the 2022 Asian Para Games, held in October 2023 in Hangzhou, China, Athiwat won the gold medal in the 100 metres T54 event and set the new game record with a time of 13.66.[6] [7]

Major results

YearVenueEventsHeatFinalRank
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Paralympic Games
14.00 1 13.76 1
44.87 PR 1 45.73 2
World Championships
13.63 =WR 3 13.64 1
45.16 1 46.23 2
1:32.97 1 1:32.02 8 8
Asian Para Games
13.88 1 13.66 1
45.45 1 44.62 1
Source: [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. News: ชาวสกลนคร ร่วมยินดี "อธิวัฒน์ แพงเหนือ" ฮีโร่เหรียญทองพาราลิมปิกส์เกมส์ 2020 . 19 June 2023 . National News Bureau Of Thailand . 29 October 2021.
  2. News: Berkeley. Geoff. 29 August 2021. Kashafali reflects on journey from refugee to fastest man in Paralympic history. InsideTheGames.biz. 15 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Athletics: PAENG-NUEA Athiwat . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 29 August 2021 . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828151320/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1726511-paeng-nuea-athiwat.htm . dead .
  4. News: "อธิวัฒน์"เด็ก18ปี ซิ่งคว้าเหรียญเงินพาราลิมปิกเกมส์ . 29 August 2021 . Siamsport . 29 August 2021 . th.
  5. News: Pongsakorn wins first gold for Thais . 30 August 2021 . Bangkok Post . 30 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Athletics - Men's 100m-T54 - Final Results . Asian Paralympic Committee . 26 October 2023 . 25 October 2023.
  7. News: สุดจัด "อธิวัฒน์" คว้าเหรียญทอง เหรียญที่ 9 ให้ทัพนักกีฬาไทย กรีฑา 100 เมตร "เอเชียนพาราเกมส์" . 26 October 2023 . . 25 October 2023 . th.
  8. Web site: Official Results Book Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships . International Paralympic Committee . 27 October 2023.
  9. Web site: Athletics - Men's 400m-T54 - Final Results . Asian Paralympic Committee . 29 October 2023.